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United States Patent | 5,263,396 |
Ladan ,   et al. | November 23, 1993 |
A remote control system for a combat vehicle including remote control apparatus for providing signals to the vehicle for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions conventionally controlled by personnel riding in the vehicle; selectably actuable vehicle mounted apparatus for receiving the signals from the remote control apparatus and for operating the plurality of vehicle functions in accordance with the signals; and apparatus for selectably deactivating the vehicle mounted apparatus so as to enable non-remote control of the vehicle functions.
Inventors: | Ladan; Uri (Petach Tikva, IL); Rabinovitch; Talmon (Kfar Saba, IL); Fallach; Yoav (Beer-Sheva, IL) |
Assignee: | Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. (Lod, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 578121 |
Filed: | September 5, 1990 |
Sep 26, 1989[IL] | 91779 |
Current U.S. Class: | 89/1.11; 89/41.05 |
Intern'l Class: | F41G 005/06 |
Field of Search: | 89/1.1,36.08,1.1,40.03,41.05 102/362 |
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